World History, Volume II: Since 1500

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Noted teachers and scholars William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel present a balanced, highly readable overview of world history that explores common challenges and experiences of the human past and identifies key patterns over time. Thorough coverage of political, economic, social, religious, intellectual, cultural, and military history is integrated into a chronological framework to help students gain an appreciation and understanding of the distinctive character and development of individual cultures in society. This approach, with organization around seven major themes (Science and Technology; Arts and Ideas; Family and Society; Politics and Government; Earth and the Environment; Religion and Philosophy; and, Interaction and Exchange), helps students link events together in a broad comparative and global framework, thereby placing the contemporary world in a more meaningful historical context. Available in the following options: WORLD HISTORY, Seventh Edition (Chapters 1-30); Volume I: To 1800 (Chapters 1-18); Volume II: Since 1500 (Chapters 14-30). Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the
eBook and/or eChapter(s). ... FOCUS QUESTION: What is meant by the term
mass society, and what were its main characteristics? While new states ... Urban
populations grew faster than the general population primarily because of the vast
migration from rural areas to cities. But cities also ... Essential to the public health
of the modern European city was the ability to bring in clean water and to expel
sewage.

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World History, Volume II: Since 1500

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William Duiker, Jackson Spielvogel

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Cengage Learning - 2012-01-01

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